Église abbatiale Notre-Dame

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Faverney is a protected building of historical monuments located in Faverney, in Haute-Saône. It was home to a monastery of Benedictine nuns between 747 and 1132, then a monastery of Benedictine monks of the Chaise-Dieu from 1137 to 1789. The first traces of the abbey go back to the 8th century. Of Benedictine obedience, it was given to the monks of La Chaise-Dieu in 1132. The abbey underwent several reconstruction campaigns, notably in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of the 17th century buildings are the work of the architect Dom Vincent Duchesne. Sold as national property in 1789, and partly dismantled, it underwent reconstruction campaigns in the 19th and 20th centuries. From 1911 to 1967, it was the seat of the seminary of Philosophy.

The church has been listed as a historical monument since 1846, while the buildings of the former abbey have been listed since 1996. It was erected as a basilica by Pope Pius X in 1912.